Today in 2001, 23 years ago: The government of José María Aznar eliminates compulsory military service.
Today in 1965, 59 years ago: Jean-Bédel Bokassa, leader of the Central African Republic army, and his military officers begin a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko.
Today in 1958, 66 years ago: in Havana, dictator Fulgencio Batista leaves for exile. Fidel Castro's revolutionary government begins.
Today in 1844, 180 years ago: in Spain a Royal Order for the creation of railways was approved.
Today in 2015, 9 years ago: a large fire takes place in The Address, a large skyscraper in the city of Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and near the Burj Khalifa. The fire broke out at 21:30 local time (UTC +4). Despite the sheer magnitude of the fire, the New Year's celebration in the city (with fireworks) was not interrupted. 14 injuries were reported.
Today in 1968, 56 years ago: The first flight of the Tupolev Tu-144, the first civilian supersonic transport in the world.
Today in 1983, 41 years ago: Benjamin Ward is appointed New York City Police Department's first ever African American police commissioner.
Today in 2009, 15 years ago: there is a partial lunar eclipse and a blue moon at the same time, visible in Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania.
Today in 1982, 42 years ago: in the Basque Country, the Euskal Telebista signal, in the Basque language, with the message of the Basque lehendakari Carlos Garaikoetxea, begins its broadcasts (in tests). Years later, it would be renamed, Euskal Telebista Bat.
Today in 1973, 51 years ago: in Spain, Francisco Franco appoints Carlos Arias Navarro as President of the Spanish Government, after the assassination eleven days before Admiral Carrero Blanco.
Today in 2019, 5 years ago: 27 people were reported to the who suffering from a type of pneumonia of unknown cause. Most of them were workers at the Wuhan Seafood Market. Seven were in critical condition. As a result, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan stepped up border surveillance. Days later it would be called COVID-19 (from the English acronym Coronavirus disease 2019), or simply, coronavirus.
Today in 2017, 7 years ago: in Guanacaste (Costa Rica) a small plane crashed with 12 passengers -10 Americans and 2 Costa Ricans- due to strong winds.
Today in 2015, 9 years ago: A fire breaks out at the Downtown Address Hotel in Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located near the Burj Khalifa, two hours before the fireworks display is due to commence. Sixteen injuries were reported; one had a heart attack, another suffered a major injury, and fourteen others with minor injuries.
Today in 1906, 118 years ago: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signs the Persian Constitution of 1906.
Today in 1862, 162 years ago: American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln signs an enabling act that would admit West Virginia to the Union, thus dividing Virginia in two.
Today in 1775, 249 years ago: American Revolutionary War: Battle of Quebec: British forces under General Guy Carleton repulse an attack by Continental Army General Richard Montgomery in a snowstorm.
Today in 1983, 41 years ago: In Nigeria, a coup d'état led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari ends the Second Nigerian Republic.
Today in 2020, 4 years ago: The World Health Organization issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Today in 1981, 43 years ago: A coup d'état in Ghana removes President Hilla Limann's PNP government and replaces it with the Provisional National Defence Council led by Flight lieutenant Jerry Rawlings.
Today in 2001, 23 years ago: in the first 12 countries of the euro zone, the old national currencies go out of circulation.
Today in 1878, 146 years ago: Karl Benz, working in Mannheim, Germany, files for a patent on his first reliable two-stroke gas engine. He was granted the patent in 1879.
Today in 1997, 27 years ago: in Los Angeles (United States), the Indian computer scientist Sabir Bhatia (29) sells his Hotmail website to the Microsoft company for 400 million US dollars.
Today in 2001, 23 years ago: Microsoft ends support for all Windows prior to Windows 98. That is, Windows 95, Windows 3.x, Windows 2.0, Windows 1.0, Windows NT 3.5,3.51, and Windows NT 3.1
Today in 1994, 30 years ago: This date is skipped altogether in Kiribati as the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands change time zones from UTC−11:00 to UTC+13:00 and UTC−10:00 to UTC+14:00, respectively.
Today in 2019, 5 years ago: The World Health Organization is informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause, detected in Wuhan. This later turned out to be COVID-19, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today in 1999, 25 years ago: The first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, resigns from office, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President and successor.
Today in 1862, 162 years ago: American Civil War: The three-day Battle of Stones River begins near Murfreesboro, Tennessee between the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg and the Union Army of the Cumberland under General William S. Rosecrans.
Today in 1730, 294 years ago: Japan records an earthquake that leaves 200,000 dead. Three months ago there had been an earthquake with 137,000 victims. (See Pre-20th Century Earthquakes.)
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